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In the wake of nationwide protests, Big Tech companies such as Amazon, Google, and Facebook have publicly stated their "support of the Black community." On the next Techtonic, Chris Gilliard discusses his recent Fast Company piece that explains how Big Tech companies profit from exploiting and harming the very communities they claim to support.

November 12, 2018: M.T. Anderson predicted the future in his novel "Feed"

• HQ2... and 3: Scott Galloway (Nov 9) calls Amazon HQ2 a "con": "Amazon’s HQ2 was over before it started. DC and NYC were always the winners... The Amazon HQ2 process was not transparent, but illuminating: Mr. Bezos and his board lack character and code."

• Google Plans Large New York City Expansion (WSJ, Nov 7): "Google is nearing a deal to buy or lease a planned 1.3 million-square-foot office building at St. John’s Terminal in the city’s West Village neighborhood."

There's social cost to not having FB as a forty-something. My exbf cancelled his fb, and he never gets invited to ANY social events whatsoever. That's how all the invitations go out these days. I know a number of people who keep an account just so they can stay connected to their social lives.